Currently freelance
writer and editor
I provide high quality writing, editing, and publishing
services for law firms.
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brochures, press releases, practice area descriptions, recruiting copy, significant representations, client alerts, newsletters, legal briefs, bylined articles;
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Web site design, implementation, testing, and maintenance;
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typesetting, technical art, page layout, document design, proofs, pre-press, and printing.
Nov 2000 – Aug 2002 Managing Editor, Webprint
Webprint was a B2B ASP serving the quick-print market. I was responsible for all marketing materials and product documentation.
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developed content for the company’s Web site;
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created the company’s core marketing message;
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developed the company’s press kit;
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developed end-user documentation and on-line help system;
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developed Knowledge Base for automated Help desk;
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designed the company’s courseware.
May 1998 – Nov 2000 Managing Editor,
Collabria
Collabria was a B2B ASP serving the commercial printing market. I was
responsible for all product documentation and training materials.
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developed and maintained tech pubs procedures and style guide;
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hired, supervised, and trained writers and artists;
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managed development of all product documentation and technical guides;
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worked with the team to determine product features and UI;
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developed course and course evaluation materials for instructor-led courses;
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worked with the team to design and develop an interactive, Web-based tutorial;
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worked with engineering to develop and maintain functional specifications for complex, e-commerce systems.
1988 – 1998 President, Technical Publishing
Services
TPS started by offering production services
to textbook publishers. That led to the development of software products
for the pre-press market, which became the firm’s main business.
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conceived and developed the company’s first product: Color Calibration Software
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created, developed, and produced marketing materials: press releases, product brochures, mailings, and trade journal ads;
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represented the firm at trade shows, conferences, and seminars as well as through speaking engagements and trade journal articles;
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produced El-Hi and college textbooks and ancillaries, particularly math titles;
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negotiated resale agreements with leading graphic arts suppliers and equipment manufacturers;
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worked with counsel to prosecute several cases of copyright infringement;
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wrote software license agreements.
1984 – 1988 Senior Editor, Macmillan
Publishing Company
I was responsible for developing computer-related products for the school
division.
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worked with subject area editors to design and develop courseware to accompany basal programs;
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managed the efforts of ISVs and freelancers;
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trained sales staff and consultants in presenting and supporting computer-related products;
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developed a format that allowed for a large volume of high-quality software to be developed at low cost and with minimal impact on editorial;
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managed the development of a classroom management system;
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managed the development of a computer literacy program, including textbook, activities, and integrated software.
1980 – 1984 Associate Editor, Merrill
Publishing Company
I started with Merrill as an editorial trainee in the math department.
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assisted in the writing, editing, and production of mathematics textbooks and ancillaries;
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developed educational software to accompany a textbook series;
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developed software to automate a variety of editorial and production tasks;
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designed, edited, and produced a text on BASIC programming;
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wrote and produced Teachers Guides and Solutions Manuals.
Teaching Experience
1987 – 1988 Adjunct
Professor of Computer Graphics; Pratt Institute
I taught computer graphics
to art students. Topics included graphics, typography, page layout, and
— for those few students with a taste for the technical — a touch
of PostScript programming.
1982 – 1983 Computer
Programming Instructor; Grandview Heights High School
I taught
programming in BASIC to high school students. The purpose of this course
was to help design a textbook on BASIC.
1978 – 1980 Mathematics
Lecturer; Ohio State University
I taught linear algebra to freshmen
students. The math department chairman asked me to teach this course while
I was still an undergraduate.
